Month: July 2004

… never get a tattoo done in the middle of friggin' summer. My back hurts like a sunovabitch, and my tshirts (and bedsheets) are stained black with all the ink that's rubbing off.

Poo I say, poo!

Outlook downloaded all my mail – twice. For some reason, every message I got this weekend was doubled. My email is reproducing by binary fission.

Evil.

Ok conspiracy theorists, gather round.

Old and busted: Irak. New hotness: Iran.

Washington has long regarded Iran as a state sponsor of terrorism; President George W Bush famously included it in his “axis of evil”.

Am I the only one that fears where this is going?

Original link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3905509.stm

…except when you hear a lot of scratching and then a flomp.

Kitty was investigating my desk, when he slipped off my printer and fell in my clothes hamper:

Michel and Isabelle came over to see the kitty, and spend a nice evening chatting. Good time, good times.

Going to bed now.

As promised, here's a picture of my new tat. It's not the best picture in the world, as taking a pic on something that's on your own back is an exercise in frustration.

I'll ask my roommate to take another one when I finally do see him. It's amazing. I'm living under the same roof as he is. I know he comes around once in a while because I see notes appearing on the bulletin board. I just never see him.

Yes, more cat pics. I promise I'll tone it down, but hey, I've only had him for a week now.

 

I just realized that putting antibiotic cream on a spot that is, for all intents and purposes, smack dab in the middle of my back will be a bitch.

My back has been punctured over a million times tonight. Figure it out this way. 9 needles, going in-and-out 10 times a second, for 4 hours.

Yes, I finally got my new tat done :D It hurt like a bitch :)

I'll post pictures when the redness goes away – probably tomorrow.

Cat is driving me nuts. He's decided that my (open) computer case deserves investigation. He's trying to jump on my desk to get to it, which means jumping on me. Did I mention I'm only wearing boxers? Did I also mention he's not declawed? Bugger. He's full of energy tonight.

Other picture:

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lawmakers cheered as the House of Representatives voted on Thursday to strip financial assistance for Saudi Arabia from a foreign aid bill because of criticism that the country has not been sufficiently cooperative in the U.S. war on terror.

The vote was a stinging defeat for the Bush Administration which had strongly opposed the measure saying it would “severely undermine” counterterrorism cooperation with Saudi Arabia and U.S. efforts for peace in the Middle East.

The House voted 217-191 to remove $25,000 in the $19.4 billion 2005 foreign aid bill earmarked for Saudi Arabia.

The funds were designated for military training but approval would have triggered millions of dollars in discounts on hardware and other military training, lawmakers said.

“I don't want my taxpayer dollars going to the Saudis and I don't want anyone else's to,” said Nevada Democratic Rep. Shelley Berkley.

Supporters of the measure also argued that with Saudi Arabia's massive wealth from ownership of one-fourth of the world's proven oil reserves, the kingdom should not need financial aid from the United States.

The Senate would also have to strip the Saudi aid from its version of the foreign assistance bill before it stands a chance of being enacted.

U.S.- Saudi ties were shaken by the fact that 15 of the 19 hijackers in the Sept. 11 attacks in 2001 were Saudi nationals and revelations that individual Saudis had financed al Qaeda, whose leader, Osama bin Laden, was born in the kingdom.

25K out of 19.4 BILLION DOLLARS!

That'll show 'em!

dumbasses.

Original link here: http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=EQL55BZ0ZXTHCCRBAE0CFFA?type=topNews&storyID=5687124

My mom wanted to see more pictures of Boris. Here's one:

Click on the thumbnail to see a larger pic.